Collector's Shuddha Kalyan
S. Karulkar | CA USA | 07/23/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This may be one of Bhimsen Joshi's most recorded ragas. Most of recordings of this raga in the market are old from the 50s and 60s. This particular one is special because it is fairly recent so has good sound quality. My father tells me that he has attended many of Panditji's concerts where he began with this raga, it used to be like his signature raga. He also tells me that Panditji would develop this raga for over and hour and the audience would just not move. It is a beautiful raga and when one listens to it one gets a feeling that Panditji own this one. Moment records do have an excellent collection but they are out of this particular recording. Buy it while you can would be my advice. If you like this one, I would recommend looking for other ragas like "Yaman Kalyan", Puriya Kalyan."